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In the Shadows

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Hit man Eric O'Byrne (Matthew Modine) has orders from the mob: kill Hollywood stunt coordinator Lance Huston (James Caan). In order to make the hit, Eric travels to Florida and insinuates himself into Lance's world as a stuntman. He also slips into a dangerous romance with Lance's daughter, Clarissa (Joey Lauren Adams). As time draws near to O'Byrne deadly act, he starts to grow a conscience -- a development that could be his greatest asset or his fatal weakness.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Mathew Modine really destroys In the Shadows with some terrible acting but even with a better actor in the lead the script and plot are weak so not much better would have come of it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Frances H The movie was entertaining, but even better was the photography--so artistic and with a wonderful use of light and darkness. A visual treat. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/14 Full Review Audience Member It was going to get a 5/10... Till the ending, during which all manner of unjustifiable things happen. Why does Lance Cooper bother to go down to the garage? Why does what's-his-face the mobster even bother to go back to the Cooper household? Why doesn't Cooper blow him away when he shows up? Why doesn't what's-his-face the mobster blow the Coopers away when Lance doesn't blow him away? And what's up with the whole morally ambiguous ending? Waste of time. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Joey Lauren Adams are decent in it though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Another overlooked little gem. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie was good. good rental indeed. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ric Roman Waugh

Director

James Caan

Lance Huston

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Draven

Matthew Modine

Eric

Jeff Chase

Sergei

Joey Lauren Adams

Clarissa Huston
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Synopsis Hit man Eric O'Byrne (Matthew Modine) has orders from the mob: kill Hollywood stunt coordinator Lance Huston (James Caan). In order to make the hit, Eric travels to Florida and insinuates himself into Lance's world as a stuntman. He also slips into a dangerous romance with Lance's daughter, Clarissa (Joey Lauren Adams). As time draws near to O'Byrne deadly act, he starts to grow a conscience -- a development that could be his greatest asset or his fatal weakness.
Director
Ric Roman Waugh
Producer
David Glasser, Vincent Newman, Adam M. Stone, Tucker Tooley
Screenwriter
Ric Roman Waugh
Production Co
Newman/Tooley Films, Cutting Edge Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Surround
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